Wheelbarrow container

Tip Though wind, ice and snow are formidable enemies, many arrangements can last all winter. To be safe, insert plastic liner pots that are one inch smaller than your container to prevent the chance of it cracking as temperatures fluctuate.

Pretty pots

The winter landscape designs in this slideshow came from Craig Bergmann, a Wilmette, Illinois, landscape architect. Craig's garden creations overflow with evergreen scent and colorful bursts of the unexpected.

Welcoming wall

Tip Mix live and dried materials for an arrangement that's both fragrant and tactile. Snip late-season flowers, such as hydrangea, allium and astilbe, and preserve them by drying in a warm place. At the end of September, stop deadheading roses, spurring them to produce colorful rose hips, which you can use in winter containers.